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Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting

Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scouller, Steven F., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, ong>Theong> book looks in depth at ong>theong> collectable world ong>ofong> Murderabila and delves closely inong>toong> ong>theong> cultural impact ong>ofong> murderer and serial killer culture in contemporary ong>societyong>. Through interviews with some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's most prolific and noong>toong>rious murderers and serial killers this book discusses ong>theong>ir point ong>ofong> view on serial killer artwork and crafts being freely available in ong>theong> public domain and ong>theong> issues that exist between killer, collecong>toong>r and victim. Featuring exclusive interviews with: Dennis Nilsen, Wayne Lo, Ian Brady, Joel Rifkin, Nico Claux and many more. Also including artwork from: John Wayne, Danny Rolling, Ottis ong>Toong>ole, Issei Sagawa, plus lots ong>ofong> images ong>ofong> some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most unusual crafts and memorabilia affiliated with some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most infamous killers ong>ofong> our time. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in, Murderabilia, true crime and serial killer culture. "Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting is ong>theong> definitive book on ong>theong> subject ong>ofong> Murderabilia and related serial killer culture."

A Friend of the Family

A Friend of the Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Willett, Marcia, PUBLISHER: Thomas Dunne Books, Picking up ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> Kate Webster and Cass Wivenhoe that began with "First ong>Friendsong>, A Friend ong>ofong> ong>theong> Family" (published in ong>theong> UK as "ong>Theong>a's Parrot")" "tells ong>theong> tale ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir ong>friendsong>, Felicity, a married woman who has been dallying with George, anoong>theong>r mutual acquaintance. When Felicity is widowed, everyone expects George ong>toong> pop ong>theong> question. He does, but ong>toong> ong>theong> asong>toong>nishment ong>ofong> Kate and Cass, his intended bride is not Felicity. With her usual generous helping ong>ofong> tears and laughter, Marcia Willett again provides her fans with a treat ong>toong> be savored.

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The Light Keeper: An Epps Kids Mystery

The Light Keeper: An Epps Kids Mystery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burnell, Pamela H., PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Schoolas out and summer vacation has begun. Kids everywhere are all smiles but ong>theong> Epps kids are not smiling. Kenny and his siblings are still struggling with ong>theong> divorce ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir parents and ong>theong> intrusion ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir new stepfaong>theong>r in ong>theong>ir lives. While visiting a local art museum, Kenny is drawn ong>toong> a painting ong>ofong> a lighthouse. Suddenly, without warning, he is transported back in time ong>toong> ong>theong> Outer Banks ong>ofong> North Carolina during ong>theong> s. ong>Theong>re he is befriended by Debbie Harris. She takes him on a ong>toong>ur and introduces him ong>toong> her special ong>friendsong>. ong>Toong>geong>theong>r ong>theong>y help save a manas life. ong>Theong> stranger dressed in white is ong>theong>re, as he always is on ong>theong>se adventures. In ong>theong> blink ong>ofong> an eye, Kenny is back at ong>theong> museum and no one seems ong>toong> have missed him.

Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Braunwald, Eugene, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, ong>Theong> Fifth Edition ong>ofong> ong>theong> definitive reference on heart disease -- has been assiduously revised and updated Dr. Braunwald has added 23 new chapters and 22 renowned new contribuong>toong>rs ong>toong> bring readers ong>theong> state ong>ofong> ong>theong> art in ong>theong> field ong>ofong> cardiology. From examination and circulaong>toong>ry function ong>toong> diseases ong>ofong> ong>theong> heart and broader perspectives on heart disease and cardiologic practice, this classic resource remains authoritative, user-ong>friendlyong>, and complete.

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International Perspectives on Social Work: Global Conditions

International Perspectives on Social Work: Global Conditions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lyons, Karen / Manion, Kathleen / Carlsen, Mary, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book argues ong>theong> necessity for social prong>ofong>essionals working locally ong>toong> equip ong>theong>mselves with knowledge ong>ofong> global mechanisms and cross-cultural issues. Local level examples include ong>theong> increase in victims ong>ofong> trafficking or ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> HIV/AIDS on some immigrant groups. International examples include ong>theong> risk ong>toong> children moving across borders, ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> international pedophile networks, and ong>theong> proliferation ong>ofong> terrorism.

Mints: Family of Herbs and Ornamentals

Mints: Family of Herbs and Ornamentals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lawong>toong>n, Barbara, PUBLISHER: Timber Press (OR), Mints: A Family ong>ofong> Herbs and Ornamentals is ong>theong> first book ong>toong> survey ong>theong> entire mint family (Lamiaceae or Labiatae), which includes a surprising variety ong>ofong> plants long valued for ong>theong>ir herbal and ornamental uses, from rosemary, sage, and thyme ong>toong> lavender and peppermint. Most mints are easy ong>toong> grow, sometimes noong>toong>riously so, and highly resistant ong>toong> pests and diseases, which adds ong>toong> ong>theong>ir garden value. Written in a ong>friendlyong> and accessible style, ong>theong> book features chapters on hisong>toong>ry and lore, modern uses, cultivation, and distinctive characteristics and classification; a catalog ong>ofong> species and cultivars in 67 genera; and a glossary.

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Another 101 Poems from My Lithuanian Soul That Seek to Be

Another 101 Poems from My Lithuanian Soul That Seek to Be

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rincavage, Steve, PUBLISHER: Steve Rincavage, Collection ong>ofong> anoong>theong>r 101 poems written in . Some people live in ong>theong> material world while oong>theong>rs live in ong>theong> spiritual world. Some people like ong>toong> mix ong>theong>ir drinks with coke and whiskey. I like ong>toong> mix mine with faith and science. This collection ong>ofong> poemplanations, ong>theong> convergence ong>ofong> poems with explanations and mixed rice, is my Lithuanian wall banger on ice.

The Checklist: What You and Your Family Need to Know to

The Checklist: What You and Your Family Need to Know to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alvarez, Manny, PUBLISHER: Rayo, In ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> "YOU ong>Theong> Owner's Manual," "ong>Theong> Checklist" is organized as a guide ong>toong> help individuals and families take ong>theong> right precautions, at ong>theong> right time in ong>theong>ir lives, ong>toong> avoid ong>theong> most common health pitfalls and illnesses, and put ong>theong>m on ong>theong> path ong>toong> a vigorous and sound lifestyle. Each decade in a person's life introduces new risks not seen in ong>theong>ir previous ten years. A health plan must be tailor-made ong>toong> fit a body as it matures decade ong>toong> decade. Dr. Manny's ong>friendlyong>, easy explanations and simple maintenance breakdowns show people how ong>toong> act preventively and proactively, without unnecessary fears or reliance on ong>theong> abundance ong>ofong> outdated, counterproductive health myths. Dr. Manny's mission is ong>toong> aid readers in ong>theong>ir pursuit ong>ofong> living a healthy and long life, and ong>toong> help close ong>theong> door on future life-threatening illnesses using proven, sound medical knowledge.

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Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of

Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frymer-Kensky, Tikva, PUBLISHER: Schocken Books Inc, "Reading ong>theong> Women ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible "takes up two ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant intellectual and religious issues ong>ofong> our day: ong>theong> experiences ong>ofong> women in a patriarchal ong>societyong> and ong>theong> relevance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible ong>toong> modern life.

Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus

Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Firmage, Edwin Brown / Mangrum, R. Collin / Mangrum, Richard Collin, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Illinois Press, ong>Theong> inability ong>ofong> American ong>societyong> ong>toong> ong>toong>lerate ong>theong> peculiar institutions embraced by Mormons was one ong>ofong> ong>theong> major events in ong>theong> religious hisong>toong>ry ong>ofong> nineteenth-century America. Zion in ong>theong> Courts explores one aspect ong>ofong> this collision between ong>theong> Mormons and ong>theong> mainstream: ong>theong> Mormons' efforts ong>toong> establish ong>theong>ir own court system -- one appropriate ong>toong> ong>theong> distinctive political, social, and economic practices ong>theong>y envisioned as Zion -- and ong>theong> pressures applied by ong>theong> federal legal system ong>toong> bring ong>theong>m ong>toong> heel. This first paperback edition includes two new introducong>toong>ry pieces in which ong>theong> authors discuss ong>theong> Mormon emphasis on settling disputes outside ong>theong> court, a practice that foreshadows current trends ong>toong>ward arbitration and mediation.

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So Much to Be Done: Women Settlers on the Mining and

So Much to Be Done: Women Settlers on the Mining and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moynihan, Ruth B. / Dichamp, Christine Fischer / Armitage, Susan M., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, ong>Theong> genuine creative achievements ong>ofong> nineteenth-century western women have ong>ofong>ten been obscured by sentimental tributes ong>toong> ong>theong>ir devotion and diligence, while men are praised as pathfinders, entrepreneurs, and community builders. But ong>theong> nineteen narratives in "So Much ong>toong> Be Done" by women ong>ofong> diverse status and background reveal women's involvement in every aspect ong>ofong> settlement. ong>Theong>ir part in making hard decisions, producing essential income, and developing new communities was as important as ong>theong>ir flexibility, humor, and sense ong>ofong> adventure. This collection describes ong>theong> experiences ong>ofong> pioneer women responding in individual ways ong>toong> ong>theong> challenge ong>ofong> frontier hardships. ong>Theong> ong>lettersong>, diaries, and memoirs presented here ong>ofong>fer glimpses ong>ofong> women's courage, physical strength, and independence that were ong>theong> equal ong>ofong> any man's, even as ong>theong>y also reveal ong>theong> failures, weaknesses, and tragedies that beset both sexes during ong>theong> complex settlement process. Women describe ong>theong>ir multiple daily tasks, ong>theong> ingenuity by which ong>theong>y asserted ong>theong>mselves or circumvented patriarchal authority, ong>theong> networks ong>ofong> relatives and ong>friendsong> who made ong>theong> survival ong>ofong> both men and women possible. Such information is seldom found in men's narratives. Women's words provide rich veins ong>ofong> new material for social hisong>toong>rians.

Norman Mailer: The Last Romantic

Norman Mailer: The Last Romantic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rollyson, Carl, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, Carl Rollyson was Norman Mailer's first literary biographer ong>toong> draw on unpublished ong>lettersong> and manuscripts as well as on interviews with ong>theong> writer's ong>friendsong> and foes. Rollyson provides a full account ong>ofong> Mailer's college years, especially his fear ong>ofong> being drafted. Here are ong>theong> sources ong>ofong> Mailer's mental crisis in ong>theong> s that led ong>toong> ong>theong> stabbing ong>ofong> his second wife, Adele. ong>Theong> Lives ong>ofong> Norman Mailer gets at ong>theong> sources ong>ofong> Mailer's obsession with violence while also portraying a major literary figure in ong>theong> making, from his fabulous debut war novel, ong>Theong> Naked and ong>theong> Dead ong>toong> his final bid for literary fame, ong>Theong> Castle in ong>theong> Forest, a brooding foray inong>toong> 20th century evil via an account ong>ofong> Adolf Hitler's early life. A final chapter rounds out a penetrating account ong>ofong> Mailer's final two decades ong>ofong> productivity which yielded books as various as a controversial biography ong>ofong> Picasso and a philosophical dialogue on ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> God.

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Molecular Biology of Parasitic Protozoa

Molecular Biology of Parasitic Protozoa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Parsons / Smith, Deborah Ed. / Smith, Deborah F., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Proong>toong>zoans are interesting creatures for several reasons, not least ong>ofong> which is ong>theong>ir ability ong>toong> live inside or among ong>theong> cells ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir host while resisting ong>theong> host's cellular defences. ong>Theong> rigours ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir lifestyle have resulted in ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> some remarkable adaptation at ong>theong> biochemical level; many parasites have dispensed with entire metabolic pathways, and have evolved complex mechanisms for transmission ong>toong> new hosts. Parasitic proong>toong>zoa cause some ong>ofong> ong>theong> major infectious diseases ong>ofong> humans and domestic animals. In recent years, new molecular biological techniques have opened up ong>theong> study ong>ofong> ong>theong> biology ong>ofong> ong>theong>se parasites, and tremendous advances have been made. This book covers this interesting and fast-moving field at an advanced level for which ong>theong>re is no oong>theong>r up-ong>toong>-date book.

Letters to a Young Poet

Letters to a Young Poet

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rilke, Rainer Maria / Norong>toong>n, M. D. Herter, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norong>toong>n & Company, From ong>toong> Rilke wrote a series ong>ofong> remarkable responses ong>toong> a young would-be poet, on poetry and on surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Accompanying ong>theong> ong>lettersong> is a chronicle ong>ofong> Rilke's life showing what he was experiencing in his own relationship ong>toong> life and work when he wrote ong>theong>se ong>lettersong>.

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Learning While Leading: Increasing Your Effectiveness in

Learning While Leading: Increasing Your Effectiveness in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Farber-Robertson, Anita / Antal, James M., PUBLISHER: Alban Institute, As ong>theong> world changes, so do people's expectations ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir faith community and clergy. This book uses three case studies ong>toong> speak ong>toong> religious prong>ofong>essionals about ong>theong> challenges ong>theong>y face, ong>toong> provide readers with specific, user-ong>friendlyong> techniques ong>toong> become more aware ong>ofong> how ong>theong>y function, and ong>toong> learn new ways ong>toong> lead. Clergy will find real-life examples ong>ofong> how more effective leadership enhances ong>theong> life ong>ofong> ong>theong> community and promotes ong>theong> deepening ong>ofong> members' faith.

Summer League

Summer League

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Melissa Marie / Stengele, Kelley, PUBLISHER: Longtale Publishing Inc., Summer Leauge, ong>theong> second book in ong>theong> Iggy ong>theong> Iguana Series, is packed full ong>ofong> excitement, suspense, and surprises as Iggy and his ong>friendsong> continue ong>theong>ir adventures out on ong>theong> baseball field and under ong>theong> summer sun. Iggy faces ong>theong> decision ong>ofong> keeping a secret that should have been ong>toong>ld and runs ong>theong> risks ong>ofong> loosing everything. In ong>theong> midst ong>ofong> overcoming his challenges, Iggy learns a few new things about himself, his ong>friendsong>hips start ong>toong> change, and he comes ong>toong> find out that ong>theong> new guy is keeping a big secret ong>toong>o. Each character in this song>toong>ry has a unique and even humorous personality ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir own, making ong>theong> Iggy ong>theong> Iguana series enjoyable for all types ong>ofong> kids ong>toong> read.

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Children's Letters to Santa Claus

Children's Letters to Santa Claus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Adler, Bill, Jr., PUBLISHER: Birch Lane Press, "Dear Santa Claus: I want one ong>ofong> everything you got". This edition ong>ofong> Children's ong>Lettersong> ong>toong> Santa Claus includes classic requests from ong>theong> original, plus more recent ong>lettersong> collected over ong>theong> ensuing years.

Top of the Order

Top of the Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coy, John, PUBLISHER: Feiwel & ong>Friendsong>, Jackson's parents are divorced and his moong>theong>r has started dating. Gig's dad is in ong>theong> National Guard and has been called up ong>toong> serve in ong>theong> Middle East. Isaac's dad wants him ong>toong> go ong>toong> a different middle school than all his ong>friendsong>. Diego is ong>theong> new kid in school, a power-hitter who works with his family on ong>theong> weekends and can't make every team practice. ong>Theong>se four ong>friendsong> lead different lives, but on ong>theong> baseball field, ong>theong>y're a strong team, ong>theong> ong>toong>p ong>ofong> ong>theong> order. In this crucial last year ong>ofong> elementary school, ong>theong>y're faced with preparing for middle school and dealing with a new member ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir team--a girl Acclaimed author John Coy takes readers inong>toong> ong>theong> hearts and minds ong>ofong> 5th grade boys, with plenty ong>ofong> baseball action that's sure ong>toong> keep even ong>theong> most reluctant readers turning ong>theong> pages.

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Fake Fact and Fantasy PR

Fake Fact and Fantasy PR

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Marie Messenger / Messenger Davies, Maire / Davies, M. Ire Messenger, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Based on a study examining ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> ong>theong> term "media literacy" in children, this volume concentrates on audiovisual narratives ong>ofong> television and film and ong>theong>ir effects. It closely examines children's concepts ong>ofong> real and unreal and how ong>theong>y learn ong>toong> make distinctions between ong>theong> two. It also explores ong>theong> idea that children are protected from ong>theong> harmful effects ong>ofong> violence on television by ong>theong> knowledge that what ong>theong>y see is not real. This volume is unique in its use ong>ofong> children's own words ong>toong> explore ong>theong>ir awareness ong>ofong> ong>theong> submerged conventions ong>ofong> television genres, ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir functions and effects, ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir relationship ong>toong> ong>theong> real world, and ong>ofong> how this awareness varies with age and oong>theong>r facong>toong>rs. Based on detailed questionnaire data and conversations with 6 ong>toong> 11-year-old children, carried out with ong>theong> support ong>ofong> a fellowship at ong>theong> Annenberg School for Communication, University ong>ofong> Pennsylvania, ong>theong> book eloquently demonstrates how children use ong>theong>ir knowledge ong>ofong> real life, ong>ofong> literature, and ong>ofong> art, in intelligently evaluating ong>theong> relationship between television's formats, and ong>theong> real world in which ong>theong>y live.

Italy Today: At the Crossroads of the New Millenium

Italy Today: At the Crossroads of the New Millenium

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mignone, Mario B. / Coppa, Frank J., PUBLISHER: Peter Lang Publishing, Italy ong>Toong>day is a concise and fascinating song>toong>ry ong>ofong> ong>theong> stunning transformation ong>ofong> a nation. Detailing ong>theong> period from ong>theong> Second World War ong>toong> ong>theong> present, ong>theong> book provides unique insights inong>toong> ong>theong> dynamics ong>ofong> country which emerged from a ravaged, post-war agrarian ong>societyong> ong>toong> become a technological leader competing with France ong>toong> become ong>theong> fourth largest industrialized country in ong>theong> Western World. This volume examines ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> a broad range ong>ofong> subjects such as political institutions, parliament, women, youth, ong>theong> media, ong>theong> Church, and trade unions on Italian hisong>toong>ry and culture. Divided inong>toong> three major sections devoted ong>toong> an analysis ong>ofong> politics, ong>societyong> and ong>theong> economy, ong>theong> organization allows for a lively discussion ong>ofong> contemporary Italy. ong>Theong> style ong>ofong> ong>theong> writing will appeal ong>toong> a broad range ong>ofong> scholars, students, and general readers.

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A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 57th General Assembly of

A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 57th General Assembly of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ayong>toong>n-Shenker, Diana, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This annual publication provides readers with ong>theong> most accurate, complete, and up-ong>toong>-date information on ong>theong> work ong>ofong> ong>theong> United Nations. Designed ong>toong> serve international affairs experts, concerned citizens, and students, each volume ong>ofong> A Global Agenda ong>ofong>fers a comprehensive overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> complex and disparate activities ong>ofong> ong>theong> entire UN system over ong>theong> course ong>ofong> a year and describes ong>theong>ir significance within ong>theong> context ong>ofong> contemporary events. Sponsored by ong>theong> United Nations Association ong>ofong> ong>theong> United States ong>ofong> America.

Some Things Last Forever

Some Things Last Forever

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wubbels, Lance, PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers, Book #4 in ong>Theong> Gentle Hills. ong>Theong> Macmillans discover ong>theong> cost ong>ofong> supporting ong>theong>ir ong>friendsong>' work among ong>theong> Japanese after WWII.

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Parenting: The Bottom Line

Parenting: The Bottom Line

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mackey, Ron, PUBLISHER: Trafford Publishing, "Parenting: ong>Theong> Botong>toong>m Line" was born out ong>ofong> ong>theong> never-ending controversy ong>ofong> wheong>theong>r or not spanking should be used as a disciplinary ong>toong>ol by parents. In response ong>toong> this hot ong>toong>pic, author Ron Mackey examines ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> parent as disciplinarian and ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> raising children ong>toong> understand ong>theong> difference between good and bad behavior. Guiding and nurturing children with love and patience will establish a solid foundation allowing ong>theong>m ong>toong> grow up ong>toong> become responsible adults.All ong>toong>o ong>ofong>ten, parents in ong>toong>day's ong>societyong> postpone using any kind ong>ofong> discipline with ong>theong>ir children until ong>theong>y are old enough ong>toong> understand ong>theong> reason for ong>theong> punishment. But by postponing this critical part ong>ofong> ong>theong> growth cycle, ong>theong>y discover that ong>theong>ir children have developed behavior that has become so deeply ingrained that ong>theong> habits can't be easily broken."Parenting: ong>Theong> Botong>toong>m Line" provides insight and useful information that is designed ong>toong> help parents overcome some ong>ofong> ong>theong> difficulties that ong>theong>y may encounter, as ong>theong>y raise ong>theong>ir bundles ong>ofong> joy from infancy ong>toong> adulthood.

For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking

For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weinstein, Barbara, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> North Carolina Press, This book is ong>theong> first major study ong>ofong> industrialists and social policy in Latin America. Barbara Weinstein examines ong>theong> vast array ong>ofong> programs sponsored by a new generation ong>ofong> Brazilian industrialists who sought ong>toong> impose on ong>theong> nation ong>theong>ir vision ong>ofong> a rational, hierarchical, and efficient ong>societyong>. She explores in detail two national agencies founded in ong>theong> s (SENAI and SESI) that placed vocational training and social welfare programs directly in ong>theong> hands ong>ofong> industrialist associations. Assessing ong>theong> industrialists' motives, Weinstein also discusses how both men and women in Brazil's working class received ong>theong> agencies' activities. Inspired by ong>theong> concepts ong>ofong> scientific management, rational organization, and applied psychology, Sao Paulo's industrialists initiated wide-ranging programs ong>toong> raise ong>theong> standard ong>ofong> living, increase productivity, and at ong>theong> same time secure lasting social peace. According ong>toong> Weinstein, workers initially embraced many ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir efforts but were noneong>theong>less suspicious ong>ofong> employers' motives and questioned ong>theong>ir commitment ong>toong> progressivism. By ong>theong> s, industrial leaders' notion ong>ofong> ong>theong> working class as morally defective and ong>theong>ir insistence on stemming civil unrest at all costs increasingly diverged from populist politics and led ong>toong> ong>theong> industrialists' active support ong>ofong> ong>theong> military coup. Acquista Ora

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Large Print

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Large Print

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